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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Norman Beachum World War II 1 hour 34 minutes 36 seconds (00:00:15) Early Life -Born on March 7, 1927 in Union City, Tennessee -Lived in Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee until he was 11 years old -Father worked as a guide at Reelfoot Lake...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Gunther Kirschner (42:20) Background information (00:11)               Born in October of 1948 in Germany. (00:14) His mother was German but his father was an American Soldier who fought in WWI...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Mary Ann Gwatkin Total Time – (58:27) Background • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • She was born November 10, 1920, in Grand Rapids, Michigan (01:47) There were seven children in he...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Albert Barker Total Time – (42:31) Background · He was born in Stanton, Michigan, on February 17, 1925 · He was raised on a farm (00:40) · There were five children in the family o Three boys and two girls § ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview World War II Richard Beimers Total Time – (58:55) Background · · · · · · · · · · · His dad worked on the railroad for many years (02:41) His grandfather gave his father ten acres of property to farm on His fami...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project Interview Vietnam War George Calvin Bekkering Length of Interview (00:44:33) Military Background (00:00:23) Was a part of the Army and served in the Vietnam War: 1967-1968 • Arrived as an E-3, Private 1st Class, and came back as a...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Vietnam War Dale Cooper (1:01:32) Background Information (00:14) • • • • • • • Born in 1948 in Southern Illinois in a farm house. (00:15) Dale was the fourth out of five children. (00:30) The farm grew corn and beans and ...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veteran’s History Project World War II Jake DeWitt Length of Interview (00:40:42) Background Born in 1922, Grand Rapids, MI Hall Street School Father worked for the Tanglefoot Co.  Made fly paper Family was large (four younger sisters) DeWitt was in an a...

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• Text: ...Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project George Dorman Cold War/Vietnam War 36 minutes 36 seconds (00:00:12) Early Life and Enlisting in the Air Force -Born on May 25, 1930 in Manistique, Michigan (Upper Peninsula) -He quit high school at the age of seventeen, so that ...

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview John Mercurio (1:34:37) *Upon graduation, John went to school at Hartung Aircraft in Grayling Michigan working on Cadillac Tank engines for performance before being sent for installation into the tanks

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Duane Neff (00:51:00) Introduction: Mr. Neff was born in Odessa, Michigan. His father worked as a milkman, then Consumers Energy, and after he was laid off there he laid down blacktop.

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• Text: Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Basil Morris World War II Total Time: 1:57:27 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (0:00:13)       Born in 1922 in Allegan County, Michigan.